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Anthony Ward-Booth
Born 18 July 1927
Died 25 August 2002 (aged 75)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1946−1982
Rank Major-General
Service number 369352
Unit Worcestershire Regiment
Commands held 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
16 Parachute Brigade
Western District
Awards Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Major-General John Anthony Ward-Booth OBE DL (18 July 1927 – 25 August 2002) was
a British Army officer.
Military career[edit]
Educated at Worksop College, Ward-Booth was commissioned into the Worcestershire
Regiment in 1946.[1] He became commanding officer of 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment in
1967.[2] He went on to be commander of 16 Parachute Brigade in 1970, Deputy Adjutant General,
Headquarters, British Army of the Rhine in 1974 and Director, Army Air Corps in 1976.[2] His
last appointment was as General Officer Commanding (GOC) Western District in 1979 before
retiring in 1982.[3]
In 1952 he married Margaret Joan Hooper: they had two sons and two daughters.[2]
References[edit]
1. ^ "No. 37660". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1946. p. 3788.
2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Debrett's People of Today 1994. 1994. ISBN 978-1870520195.
3. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding Western Succeeded by
Peter Downward District
1979–1982 Richard Keightley
(as GOC West Midlands District)
Categories:
1927 births
2002 deaths
People educated at Worksop College
British Army major generals
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Worcestershire Regiment officers
Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire
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